Tricia had fallen down the second floor stairs, hit the wall at the landing and tragically broken her neck. Luckily no spinal column compromise, no paralysis but a long and slow recovery is underway. She has moved from the walker, out of the neck brace and now, we hope, to more normal living, but she… Continue reading Stairs NEED Handrails!
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Shower Handles, a Must
Three weeks ago my poor wife pitched down these stairs after trying to reach one of her loose slipper loafers: https://thedalys.smugmug.com/2021/ShowerHandles/i-vjHZCkw/A Site of the fall The headfirst fall into the wall on the right broke her second cervical vertebra but luckily the break did not compromise her spinal column - no surgery, no paralysis, just… Continue reading Shower Handles, a Must
Little ‘Ignore’s that Can Burn Your House Down
All those safety rules and guidelines (National Safety Council) can seem boring and irrelevant, overkill… like the yada yada of on line terms and conditions pages that most just skip through and click. But skipping on taking safety guidelines seriously will at some point will cause you major problems. This weird tale of events will… Continue reading Little ‘Ignore’s that Can Burn Your House Down



